title: The paediatric cardiac centre for Africa--proceedings of the March 2012 symposium.
abstract: The Pediatric Cardiac Centre for Africa (PCCA) was opened by national patron Mr Nelson Mandela on November 7, 2003. In 2008, the Centre's international pediatric cardiac symposium was introduced as a learning forum for pediatric cardiac surgeons and cardiologists in the continent. The symposium has consistently grown in attendance and attracted distinguished leaders in the field. The 2012 symposium featured Dr. Thomas Spray of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. David Barron of Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Dr. John Brown of Indiana University School of Medicine as guest speakers. Experience of the Fontan procedure, the small aortic root, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, transposition of the great arteries, and interrupted aortic arch were the highlights of the symposium. In the "African Corner," centers in South Africa, Ghana, and Angola presented work done from across the African continent.
authors.affiliation: The Paediatric Cardiac Centre for Africa, Sunninghill Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Robin H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kinsley
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Edwin
authors.forename: Kow
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Entsua-Mensah
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D013019:South Africa; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: Fontan; MAPCAs; aortic root; arterial switch operation